#8A5EAE#8A5EAE

#8A5EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.128 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5EAE
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(273, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.58, 33.52, -36.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.58, 49.21, 312.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.0789 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.128 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1224, 16.4649, 42.0488)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5EAE #82AE5E

analogous

#625EAE #8A5EAE #AE5EAA

triadic

#8A5EAE #AE8A5E #5EAE8A

tetradic

#8A5EAE #AE625E #82AE5E #5EAAAE

square

#8A5EAE #AE625E #82AE5E #5EAAAE

split-complementary

#8A5EAE #AAAE5E #5EAE62

monochromatic

#4B3161 #6B458A #8A5EAE #A887C2 #C5AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#8A5EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#8A5EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5EAE

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5EAE	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5671AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.128 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8cc6',
    500: '#8a5eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5eae;
$custom-light: #ae8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5618,
    "c": 0.12773,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5EAE

secondary

#B2C5A3

accent

#C95F8F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5EAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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